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users rating3.5/4

Best meatloaf ever, probably because of the soy sauce and a few changes I made. Instead of cooked oatmeal I used Progresso Italian bread crumbs. And instead of raw onion, I sauteed the onion with about eight chopped button mushrooms, along with the garlic and thyme. I added the sauteed vegetables to the meat/egg mixture just before mixing it all together and forming into the loaf. I didn't have chili sauce so used ketchup instead. And I made it last night and served it tonight, so I think that made it even better.

We've made this meatloaf many times. From the beginning I misread the recipe and only used one pound of gr. beef while keeping the other amounts the same. It was a little less loaf-like than other meatloaves I've had, but my husband loved the flavor. We tried doing it 'right' and realized we like it better the other way. SO, we now make this every time with a pound less meat. We have learned though, to use less soy sauce to cut down on saltiness when we use less meat. In all, this is our meatloaf winner.

First of all, let me start by saying I am a meatloaf fan. I like trying different recipes and the first time I make a recipe I try to stick as close as possible, if not exactly, to the recipe, otherwise how can I possibly critique it adequately? That being said, I only gave this 3 forks because I think it lacked something. I was skeptical about the cooked oatmeal, since I usually use bread crumbs, but used 1 cup of Quaker's Old Fashioned Oats. I also used good, old traditional Heinz Chili Sauce. The texture was good, the loaf held together well, but the flavor...can't put my finger on it but it might be the soy sauce. Anyway, it's not as good as Emeril Lagasse's Mighty Meaty Meatloaf. And if you want to cut down on calories, I agree with other reviewer that the ground turkey and zucchini meatloaf is awesome.

Surprisingly, neither my boyfriend
nor I had ever made meatloaf before,
so we tried this last night. It
turned out pretty super amazing
despite a screw-up. We didnt have
oatmeal, so we used a cheese grater
to break up some stale italian bread
we had. We substituted some basil for
the parsley. And we didnt have chili
sauce, so we used .5 cup Brown Sugar,
.25 cup Vinegar, 1 tsp dry mustard,
and .5 tsp of paprika for the sauce.
My boyfriend forgot the sauce goes on
_top_ so he accidentally mixed it in
with the meat. We cooked it that way
regardless. Turned out fantastic,
really. It still had a 'crust' as
well. The brown sugar carmelized but
the texture turned out great. When we
make this again, which we will, the
only thing I would change is to add
more garlic. We are still shocked at
how good this was.

I doubled-down on the garlic and was lucky enough to have my wife's cooked oats handy (she uses Bob's Red Mill extra thick cooked with milk). For the chili sauce I mixed some plum sauce with Thai pepper sauce and ketchup.

Delicious meatloaf. Very moist. Thyme is overwhelming. Would recommend not using it at all. Used regular ketchup instead of chili sauce (very vague... this could mean many things!). Also threw in an extra tsp of garlic.

This is a complete winner with my
family, even with my 3 year old. I have
done it several times... I have tried
it with the sweet chili sauce and with
my own sauce (mix of ketchup, mustard
and brown sugar) and have to say that I
prefer it with mine, the sweet chili
sauce dried up in the oven.

I made this EXACTLY as the recipe
said and although the flavor was
good the texture was like canned dog
food--mushy, flabby, just horrid.
I'd never used COOKED oatmeal in a
meatloaf recipe before & thought it
was a little weird, now I know it
was a bad idea. It probably should
have said quick-cooking oatmeal!